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Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
C. Ohmann Ph.D
Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, 40225 Dusseldorf, Germany
C. Franke M.D.

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Ohmann, C., Franke, C. Invited Commentary. World J. Surg. 29, 1157 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-005-1139-x

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